The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·08342·Announced 2008-07-24

Cost Plus Recalls Santorini Chairs Due to Fall Hazard

Cost Plus is recalling about 8,600 Santorini outdoor chairs because the seat weld can fail, causing the chair to collapse and posing a fall hazard.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (fall hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, which corresponds to a score of 3 (High) per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Cost Plus Inc. is recalling about 8,600 Santorini outdoor stacking chairs due to a fall hazard. The black metal chairs have vertical bars on the back and horizontal bars across the base. The seat weld can fail, allowing the chair to collapse.

Cost Plus has received reports of four incidents involving weld failure, but no injuries have been reported. The chairs were sold at Cost Plus and World Market stores nationwide from January 2008 through April 2008 for about $50.

Consumers should immediately stop using chairs with side weld joints and return them to any Cost Plus or World Market store for a full refund or exchange. Chairs with rear weld joints are not included in this recall. To identify if a chair is part of the recall, consumers should locate the seat base weld on the underside of the chair; weld joints located on the sides of the seat are included.

The recalled product

Product
Santorini Chairs
Manufacturer
Cost Plus Inc., of Oakland, Calif.
Category
Consumer Product — Furniture
Hazard
Affected units
8,600

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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